Latest posts for the topic "New Job"

New Job

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:32:56 GMT

I will be starting a new job shortly, really looking forward to it and I cant believe what happened. The day I start I have been called for two weeks Jury Service. Absolute nightmare.

Re:New Job

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:21:21 GMT

Rose,

If you are/will be a "key employee", a letter from your prospective employer should have a good chance of putting the jury day off. I was called, but was in the final stages of negotiating a contract, where a successful result would have meant something between 80 and a 100 jobs being created. A strong letter produced a postponement. We got the contract, 120 additional jobs, and 15 years later, have not been asked again.

Wouldn't mind a quick murrrrder, though.

"He's from Norwich, your Honour."

Guilty! :twisted:

Re:New Job

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:40:54 GMT

Good luck with the new job Rose.

Jury service - oh dear, very very tedious. As Wickers says, get a well written key employee letter from your new employer. It's worth a shot, two weeks of jury service will bore you to tears.

Re:New Job

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:46:23 GMT

Do you get paid for jury duty?

Re:New Job

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:29:22 GMT

Rose,
A friend of mine has recently done jury service and found it very interesting. I suppose it depends what sort of case you get.

Ally

Re:New Job

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:50:05 GMT

Pablo Escobar wrote:Do you get paid for jury duty?

No you dont, you can claim expenses and a lunch and loss of earnings up to GBP60 per day, big deal. But my employers will pay my wages and any money apart from luch and travel expenses I get they will deduct off me the following month.
I have the chance to defer the date with a good reason, but am only allowed one deferral and must attend some when in the year.
I have decided to defer I have valid reason, new job, key worker in the flu pandemic and although I am starting a new job the third week I will be on holiday in Kefalonia. It you get on a case that goes on longer than a fortnight you have to stay and I am not losing my holiday.
A work colleague was called last year and she had to attend the court every day for a fortnight but could not be on the jury as most of the cases were for people we know as LOCALS or our Customers.

Re:New Job

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:16:39 GMT

RoseR wrote:

Pablo Escobar wrote:Do you get paid for jury duty?

No you dont, you can claim expenses and a lunch and loss of earnings up to GBP60 per day, big deal. But my employers will pay my wages and any money apart from luch and travel expenses I get they will deduct off me the following month.
I have the chance to defer the date with a good reason, but am only allowed one deferral and must attend some when in the year.
I have decided to defer I have valid reason, new job, key worker in the flu pandemic and although I am starting a new job the third week I will be on holiday in Kefalonia. It you get on a case that goes on longer than a fortnight you have to stay and I am not losing my holiday.
A work colleague was called last year and she had to attend the court every day for a fortnight but could not be on the jury as most of the cases were for people we know as LOCALS or our Customers.

Good on ya Rose

Re:New Job

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:17:06 GMT

Dave Mac wrote:

Wouldn't mind a quick murrrrder, though.

"He's from Norwich, your Honour."

Guilty! :twisted:

Looks like Mac is gunning for you now, Wickers :shock:

Re:New Job

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:24:49 GMT

Tony_H wrote:

Dave Mac wrote:

Wouldn't mind a quick murrrrder, though.

"He's from Norwich, your Honour."

Guilty! :twisted:

Looks like Mac is gunning for you now, Wickers :shock:

OK, I'll come clean, I did have Peterborough in there, but did make the change, in the spirit of true friendship,........ and the fact that it is your round!

Although, I don't anticipate too much bother wheedling a pint out of Ian, he's a friendly enough chap.

Re:New Job

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:38:13 GMT

Dave Mac wrote:

Tony_H wrote:

Dave Mac wrote:

Wouldn't mind a quick murrrrder, though.

"He's from Norwich, your Honour."

Guilty! :twisted:

Looks like Mac is gunning for you now, Wickers :shock:

OK, I'll come clean, I did have Peterborough in there, but did make the change, in the spirit of true friendship,........ and the fact that it is your round!

Although, I don't anticipate too much bother wheedling a pint out of Ian, he's a friendly enough chap.

On the scrounge again? I dont think you'll find Ian on your native slopes of N in the near future.

Re:New Job

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:23:40 GMT

I would LOVE to do jury service, my hubby did one years ago and that was for a murder. Interesting but also quite unpleasant as he had to see all the gorey details.

Rose I think you have good enough reason not to do it. Tell them I'll do it for you :-)

Re:New Job

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:50:58 GMT

NellyPS wrote:I would LOVE to do jury service, my hubby did one years ago and that was for a murder. Interesting but also quite unpleasant as he had to see all the gorey details.

Rose I think you have good enough reason not to do it. Tell them I'll do it for you :-)

I will absolutely hate it there is no way I can sit still and do nothing for two hours let alone 2 weeks.

Re:New Job

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:58:13 GMT

Rose,
I was supposed to do jury service once, and I asked my solicitor about it, and he said I'd have to be very careful or I'd get slung into gaol for contempt of court, for arguing with the judge, because I'm a very argumentative sort of person.

But for some unknown reason I never had to do it.

I agree you're too busy to do it, and I would think they'd let you off.

Ally

Re:New Job

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:45:00 GMT

Blimey Rose, that's apalling news. Don't they know what you do for a living!

Re:New Job

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:26:49 GMT

make sure you're prepared for every eventuality, Rose. You could get anything from nothing at all to petty theft to the sort of case my husband got. Put it this way - you wouldn't want to be a parent hearing the details.

Re:New Job

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:38:32 GMT

caron-a wrote:make sure you're prepared for every eventuality, Rose. You could get anything from nothing at all to petty theft to the sort of case my husband got. Put it this way - you wouldn't want to be a parent hearing the details.

Yes my friend had one of those cases last year it really upset her.

Re:New Job

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:21:09 GMT

When you go for the interview just act like a complete biggott. Get several racist, sexist and homophobic comments in and you'll be fine!! Never call you again :)

Re:New Job

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:25:20 GMT

tino_11 wrote:When you go for the interview just act like a complete biggott. Get several racist, sexist and homophobic comments in and you'll be fine!! Never call you again :)

Do they interview you first :shock: I never knew that. That could be interesting.

Re:New Job

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:26:58 GMT

You need to be vetted in case you know the accused for example.

Re:New Job

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:28:29 GMT

tino_11 wrote:You need to be vetted in case you know the accused for example.

I probably will they are usually half my customers.